Gang corn-planter



(No Model.)

L. N. LUSK.

GANG CORN PLANTER.

No. 271,722. Patented Feb,6, 1883.

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LEWIS N. LSK, OF ALAMO, MICHIGAN.

GANG CORN-PLANTER.

SPECIFCA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,722, dated February6, 1883.

Application tiled May 18, 188,2. (No model.)

To au whom it may concern Be it known that I, Lnwrs N. LUsx, a citizenofthe United States, residing at Alamo, Kalamazoo P. 0., county ofKalamazoo, State ot' Michigan, have invented a new and useful GangCorn-Planter, of which the following is a specification.

rlhe object of my invention is to construct a gang-wheel corn-planteradapted to readily conform itself to the surface ofthe soil, and toplant the corn in rows both ways of the ield.`r

A further object is to construct an imp roved planter-wheel,substantially as hereinafter described.

In the drawings forming a part of this specication, Figure 1 is a rearelevation of the planter; Fig. 2, a side elevation; Fig. 3, aplanter-wheel, showing internal construction; and Fig. 4, a section online l 2 in Fig. 3.

F is the frame, provided with side wheels, A A, for supporting theplanter when not in operation.

B B are the planter-wheels, located on an axle in regular order thedistance apart intended t'or the rows of corn. They are made with doublehubs mm, and two sets of spokes, b b, connecting with said hubs and thewide tire. or rim.

Through the periphery of the wheel B are formed perforations e e', sucha distance apart as the hills'of corn would be, running transverse tothe direction in which the planter moves.

Corn-boxes a c are located within the wheel at each perforation c' e.These boxes may be of any desirable form,`and be provided with anypractical arrangement for planting or delivering the corn from themthrough holes c e', which may be operated by vertical pistons@ e. Thecornboxes here shown are rectangular in form, tapering toward the base.

A practical device for delivering` the corn is to provide theperloratedbottom ot the box a with a brush to prevent the cornt'allingthrongh, but which will allow the corn to be forced through bythe piston. aside from the piston, is not here shown.

S is a curved spring, secured to axle D between the hubs m m.

Bars c c are secured to the spokes b b across This arrangement,

the wheel B, in a position to contract spring S as the wheel revolves,and adapted to release it at a point where the free end of said springwill force the piston e downward in box a as said boxes are brought in aproper position by the revolution of the planter-wheel, Figs. 3 and 4.As the pistons c are provided with spring t', they are thrown up by saidspring after the disengagement of spring S.

Boxes a a are heldin place by barsjiextcnding from one spoke to another.

If, for any cause, spring S should need to be held steadier at its freeend, a rod, i', may be employed connecting with said free end, andloosely extending through a hole in axle D. This rod may also beprovided with a coilspring, which assists the action of spring S, inwhich case said spring S may be ot' lighter steel. 1

uThe axles D D of wheels B B are screwl threaded, and screw intoaxle-sections c c, by which means the distance between said wheels andtheir position may be regulated. -Axlesections c c are jointed by beingpivoted together at o', allowing the wheels B B to be raised and to riseand fall according to the surt'ace of the ground.

To the rim of wheels B B are secured bars G U, to'prevent one wheel fromrevolvingfaster than the other. These bars are severed between thewheels and connected by chains t, thus making said bars ilexible inorder to not retard the vertical play of any given wheel.

c c are standards at the sides ot' fra-me F, sustaining the revcluhleshaft n.

h isa handle located near the driver-s seat for operating shatt n. y y'are bars connecting with the jointed axle-sections c c, and providedwith hooks at the upper end, with which chains jz/ y are detachablycoupled. Said chains y y are connected with wheels on shaft n in amanner so that wheels B B and their axles may be raised by revolvingshaft u. l`he object ot' detachably connecting said chains is, that theymay be un- 9 hooked when operating the planter to allow wheels B B withbars G G to'revolve.

With each end of shaft u are connected cranks X X, said cranks beinglocated in slots in the upper end of levers L L.

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Levers L are provided with a right-angled extension upon which WheelsAAarejournaled.

In the operation chains y y are unhooked and wheels A A raised, as inFig. 1, causing wheels B B to engage the ground. When turning the devicearound or removing from one field to another, chains y y are hooked tobars y' y', and wheels A A lowered by means of lever h., which operationalso raises plantingwheels B, asin Fig. 2.

S is a spring-bar provided with a shovel, e, located forward of eachwheel B, for making a furrow to receive the corn, and S is a.

4sprinppbar provided with a covering-plow, a',

and roller i. By makingr said bars S S" elastic they conform the. plowsto uneven ground and motion of theplanter. In all conditions of soilthese plows will not be needed. n is a friction-wheel located in therear of each planterwheel B, to prevent them from sagging hackward bythe springing ot' the axle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. Aplanter-wheel provided with the cornboXes having the spring-actuatedpistons, a

' curved spring, and means for contracting said springr and allowing itto expand at proper intervals in operating the pistons, allsubstantially as set forth.

2. A planter-wheel consisting ofthe double hubs, with two sers of spokesconnecting the rim, provided with the corn-boxes having thespring-actuated piston, the curved sprlng, and the bars extending fromone spoke to another across the wheel in position to contract saidspring as the wheel revolves, all substantially as described.

3. A planter-wheel provided with a corn-box having a piston adapted toplay vertically therein, a curved spring adapted to act upon said pistonin operating it, and means for holding the free end of said spring in ayielding manner, substantially as described and shown.

4. In a. corn-.planter, the combination, with the frame, of the jointedaxle, revoluble planter-Wheels provided with the jointed bars connectingwith their rim, and means for raising said planter-Wheels, substantiallyas specified and shown.

5. In a corn-planter, the short wheel-axles having the screw-threadedends, and the planter-wheels, combined with the axle sections which arepivoted together, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of thejointed axle, the planter-wheels, and sidewheels, with the revoluble shaft, the bars and detachable chainsconnecting with the axle and revoluble shaft. the cranks, and the leversoperating the end wheels, all substantially as specified, for the objectstated.

7. The combination, with the planter-frame and the planter-wheels, ot'the friction-wheels located in the rear of said planter-wheels, lor

the object set forth, all substantially as described.

LEVIS N. LUSK. Vitnesses DANIEL F. SHAW, FRANK C. Gines.

